Waylon’s Watering Hole

555 Walnut St, Madera
(814) 497-4788

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Mike N Sarah Heffner

Have eaten here a few times and the foods always great! The staff is always friendly.

Lisa Claar

Not sure how they could mess up a salad but they did. Worst salad ever. Spinach (which i hate) cheese and grilled chicken ( i asked for crispy). They forgot the fries. Definitely not worth $14, especially when it wasn't even a half full to-go container

Lucas Tuggy

Stopped by on a bike ride. Good wings, good drinks. Solid service

Eric Blose

Very catering staff.

Xx_weirdo mochi_xX

Great food, service and atmosphere

Christian Lezzer

Absolutely love the wings here! Some of the best food around!

Brandy Knepp

I want to start this review off with the positives. The remodel is beautiful, it is clean, and the food has generous portions. But the service was lacking tremendously. The waitress said she was new, I know how food service is, so I try to be as patient as possible. But I think that is where a few of my issues came from. She didn't know what drinks they had (coke or pepsi) or what kids drinks they offered even though they had a kids section on the menu. She was extremely unformulular with the menu and the specials. We were there on a Saturday, the specials board sill said Friday, when we asked if that was correct she was unsure and never found out for us. 2 of us ordered off of it, buffalo loaded pub fry. We received chicken bacon pup fry, and they said it was good but not what they ordered or what they were expecting. I will say the portion size was huge, although we were not sure of the price.
The menu was not the easiest to read, I couldn't tell what came with the meals. For instance, I ordered a cheesesteak, and I couldn't tell if frys came with it or if my side of frys was extra. It would be helpful to list that as well as put what drinks are available.
Same with the kids' meal. I ordered the mac and cheese kids meal for 7 dollars. I received a tiny portion that seemed like the said of mac and cheese that was listed for 3. No other sides came with it, and like I said before, no drink. It's just a small portion of mac and cheese that I could have ordered as a side for half the cost. That was the only one I was disappointed with the portions of.

All of our food was ordered at once but came out one by one. Half of us were done eating before the rest got our food. I know we ordered a lot, but still. We had to ask for the dips we ordered, such as ranch, multiple times. When we were done, our waitress disappeared. We had to go up and ask for boxes and the check.
They had live music, which was good. But it was so loud when it started you couldn't hear yourself think.
Overall, food was good, but the lack of service made the half-hour drive there not worth it. Unless you are local, I can not recommend this place, especially for a family.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 2

Molly Brown

We have gone 3 times now and each time the service is lacking. We want to love this place. Local, great atmosphere, but there are issues each time. The service staff needs to learn to stay off of their phones in front of house. I realize times are changing but the professional of not having phones in front of house should not change. When a customer places their can/bottle/glass at the back of the bar towards the bartender, that means they are ready for another drink, it’s basic bartending 101. If someone is going to bartend, they need to realize this. Each time we have gone it has not been busy, maybe four people at the bar and two other tables tops, but we wait with empty glasses, trying to get the bartender’s attention. One of the bartenders is great and attentive, the others need to learn from her. One time we went the food was amazing. Tonight it was awful. The wings were over done, bone dry like they had been refried many times, with barely any sauce. My husband ordered his burger medium rare, we like our meat pink, but there is a difference in rare and raw. The food seems to be inconsistent and the quality of it depends on who is cooking.
The place is clean, the atmosphere great, we love the music that plays. We want to love this place because it’s local and has a lot of potential. I bartended and worked in the service industry for years. Many of the front of house could benefit from further training and consistency in the food would be appreciated. If we visit again and things are better I will definitely update my review.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 2

Service: 2

Aprils Miller

Waylons is the BEST PLACE to go to if you want awesome food, great people, and the BEST country music. I love it here!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Wings, Fresh Cut Fries

Lael Bickle

Best time you could have... great people, great food,smiles for hours ?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Chris Ronk

Great food and fair prices. friendly staff that helpef our decision making.

Robert Rothrock

Delicious food every time.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Wings, Fresh Cut Fries

Adam Morlock

Nice to have a new local restaurant.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Wings, Fresh Cut Fries

Adam M

Nice to have a new local restaurant.

Steve Morris

Nice bar with friendly staff.

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